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Each week a Collaboration of the Week will be picked using this page. This is a specific topic which either has no article or a basic stub page, the aim being to have a featured-standard article by the end of the week, from widespread cooperative editing.

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The project aims to fill gaps in Wikipedia, to give users a focus and to give us all something to be proud of. Anyone can nominate an article and can vote for the nominated articles. Every Sunday, the votes are tallied, and the winner will be promoted for a week to potential contributors.

Collaborations
Articles
Science and technology
Miscellaneous

The next winner will be selected on Sunday, January 30, 18:00 (UTC).
Previous winners can be found at /History.
Removed nominations can be found at /Removed.

Selecting the next Collaboration of the Week

  • Voting
    • Please vote for as many of the following candidates as you like.
    • Only registered users should vote.
    • To enter your votes, simply edit the appropriate sections by just inserting a new line with "# ~~~~". This will add your username and a time stamp in a new numbered list item.
    • A vote will be taken to include a pledge that the voter will contribute to the article if it is selected.
    • Please add only support votes. Opposing votes will not affect the result, as the winner is simply the one with the most support votes (see Approval voting).
  • Tie-breakers
    • In case of a tie, voting will be extended for 24 hours. If there is still a tie, the candidate that was nominated first wins.
The path to a featured article
  • Nominations
    • New nominations can be made at any time and should be added at the end of this page. Please use the template at the bottom of this page.
    • If the page you are nominating already exists, please add {{COTW}} to the top of its talk page. This expands to:

Template:COTW

  • Considerations for nominations
    • Please only nominate articles which don't currently exist or are stubs. (Two paragraphs or less of information or fewer than 1,000 characters)
    • For non-stubs, submitting the article to pages needing attention, cleanup, peer review, or requests for expansion may be more appropriate.
    • Giving reasons as to why an article should become the COTW may assist others in casting their vote.
    • Can the wider community easily contribute to the article? Or is it something only a small number of people will know about?
  • Pruning
    • The nomination will be moved to /Removed if it has not received 5 votes after 7 days on the list, 10 votes after 14 days, 15 votes after 21 days, and so on.

Candidates for next week

Military history of the Soviet Union

Nominated December 28, 2004; needs 25 votes by February 1, 2005

Support:

  1. AndyL 01:57, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  2. KNewman 02:54, Dec 28, 2004 (UTC)
  3. brian0918&#153; 05:32, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  4. The KoG | Talk 19:04, Dec 28, 2004 (UTC)
  5. Pyromonkeykw
  6. McMullen 01:33, 30 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  7. Ryan Anderson 22:19, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  8. Golbez 18:48, Jan 4, 2005 (UTC)
  9. Mikkalai 08:43, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  10. CunningLinguist 11:07, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  11. WizardOfTheCDrive 21:04, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  12. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 23:01, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  13. Johntex 21:02, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  14. Comrade Tassadar 23:52, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  15. AfCg 05:56, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  16. olivier 06:26, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
  17. PedanticallySpeaking 18:05, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)
  18. Lockeownzj00 00:40, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  19. Páll 01:06, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  20. Kostja 17:43, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  21. Gene s 08:08, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Ah the Russian Civil War, Soviet-Polish War, Invasion of Finland, Great Patriotic War, Invastion of Hungary, Invasion of Czechoslovakia, Cold War, Invasion of Afghanistan...AndyL 01:57, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  • I decided to vote for this one, but I'm afraid that it will simply end up as a compiliation of references and links to other articles. KNewman 02:54, Dec 28, 2004 (UTC)
    • One way to avoid the "list of links" approach would be an overall discussion of historical Soviet military strategy. See Edward Luttwak's The Grand Strategy of the Soviet Union for one example. --McMullen 01:33, 30 Dec 2004 (UTC)
    • Compilation would be great as well. Soviet military strategy, if one could write it, would be great in itself. Mikkalai 08:42, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Just noticed that the History of the Soviet Union article does not mention Polish-Soviet War at all. Yep. this needs help. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 23:01, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Short, but not a stub - as we define it - at time of nomination. DAVODD 20:36, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)
    • Not a stub now, but didn't even exist prior to nomination:
      • Creation timestamp: 20:17, 28 Dec 2004 AndyL
      • Nomination timestamp: 05:57, 28 Dec 2004 AndyL (→To nominate an article, please click on "Edit" on the right.)
    • Mikkalai 07:28, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • I would also suggest to rename it to Soviet military history, so that there will be no formal questions about the covering of Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, a natural predecessor of the Soviet Union. Mikkalai 07:42, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Paris Peace Conference, 1919

Nominated December 29, 2004; needs 25 votes by February 2, 2005

Support:

  1. AndyL 23:18, 29 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  2. RoboAction 05:39, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  3. brian0918&#153; 05:59, 31 Dec 2004 (UTC)
  4. Smoddy | Talk 18:12, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. Trevor macinnis 03:37, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  6. KNewman 14:01, Jan 3, 2005 (UTC)
  7. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 22:30, 3 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  8. Joolz 01:52, 6 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  9. Pmeisel 16:23, 8 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  10. CunningLinguist 09:46, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  11. Johntex 21:02, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  12. AfCg 05:56, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  13. Wombat 02:37, Jan 14, 2005 (UTC)
  14. Pastinakel 22:16, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  15. Rj 22:36, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
  16. kaal 23:38, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  17. Dmcdevit 03:14, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  18. PedanticallySpeaking 18:05, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)
  19. Darwin 18:40, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  20. Páll 01:06, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • There's been a major award winning book on the conference, Paris 1919 by Margaret Macmillian but we have barely a paragraph.
  • Absolutely; needs a lot of work, but this is an important event of our recent histoy.
  • Is especially relevant with reference to the current collabortation, the League of Nations. Smoddy | Talk 18:12, 2 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • I've added some stuff in the article and also invite you to vote for the Washington Naval Conference on the bottom of this page. KNewman 19:09, Jan 3, 2005 (UTC)

Bob Matsui

Nominated January 9, 2005; needs 15 votes by January 30, 2005

Support:

  1. AllyUnion (talk) 06:17, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. CunningLinguist 11:07, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. WizardOfTheCDrive 21:09, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  4. J3ff 02:12, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. Let's do a really good bio. Neutralitytalk 14:27, Jan 12, 2005 (UTC)
  6. AfCg 05:56, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  7. Wonderfool 13:24, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC).
  8. Tipu 02:37, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  9. Dmcdevit 23:03, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  10. abomination 06:06, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • A kind hearted representative from California who's entry should be expanded a bit more. -- AllyUnion (talk) 06:17, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Amen. What, should I say more? --WizardOfTheCDrive 21:09, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • I also support this, he was very influential in American politics and this should be an interesting article to write. -CunningLinguist 04:52, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • It should be noted that he was interned at a Japanese camp... instead of being bitter about it, he ran for office, and eventually became a Representative for... I think it was 26 years for Sacramento. He also fought for Japanese rights, and was able to push for the bill that apologized to Japanese Americans for their internment. -- AllyUnion (talk) 08:29, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • His actual name is "Robert Matsui" but everyone referred to him as "Bob Matsui". -- AllyUnion (talk) 08:30, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • i saw some program about him a few days ago. In fact, im gonna collaborate myself on this one--Wonderfool 13:24, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC).
  • Sounds like a good man and worthy for a collaboration.--abomination 06:06, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Music history

Nominated January 9, 2005; needs 15 votes by January 30, 2005

Support:

  1. Estel (talk) 16:30, Jan 9, 2005 (UTC)
  2. --Blondel 17:16, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. WizardOfTheCDrive 21:02, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  4. CunningLinguist 09:45, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. AndyL 13:31, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  6. Rj 22:36, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
  7. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 22:59, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  8. Darwin 18:40, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  9. Acaides 04:14, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  10. Pmeisel 22:00, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  11. ExplodingHead 21:49, 24 Jan 2005 (EST)
  12. Sketchee 13:14, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
  13. --bodnotbod 03:16, Jan 27, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • I was greatly shocked when I found such a stub of an article for what is one of the more greatly rich, deep and important topics that are COTW candidates. In essence, it is only a collection of links to other stubs that constitute (in essence) the History of Music in various continents. - Estel (talk) 10:26, Jan 10, 2005 (UTC)
  • Music history or history of music? Neutralitytalk 14:27, Jan 12, 2005 (UTC)

History of painting

Nominated January 10, 2005; needs 15 votes by January 31, 2005

Support:

  1. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 23:19, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. WizardOfTheCDrive 22:58, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. AndyL 13:31, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  4. Pastinakel 22:11, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. Polocrunch 22:56, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  6. olivier 06:26, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
  7. Rj 22:36, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
  8. Darwin 18:40, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  9. Arunram 17:13, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  10. ✏ Sverdrup 12:21, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  11. Sketchee 13:17, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
  12. Trevor macinnis 18:30, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • I am not the biggest fan of painting art, but honestly, the current *list* is pathetic - it is not even complete! Entire ancient and medieval sections are blank. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus 23:19, 9 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • I have this painfully huge text book "The History of Art"—weighs about as much as your average watermelon— I can probably haul it to the computer for a bit for this. :) --Sketchee 13:17, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
  • Boring. Ich bin Warm - Kronecker Delta 15:31, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Culture of China

Nominated January 10, 2005; needs 20 votes by February 7, 2005

Okay, I'm jumping on the "Culture of" bandwagon here, but this one is in serious need of help. For the largest country in the world, there is absolutely nothing but a list of links. The lack of this article is typical of the English Wikipedia's systemic bias against non-English speaking or non-Western cultures. There is no reason why articles like Culture of the United Kingdom, Culture of Australia, and Culture of Ireland should be so substantial while we have no article for China, one of the most historic and influential cultures ever. Come on, we can do better!

Support:

  1. Dmcdevit 23:16, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. CunningLinguist 09:50, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. Johntex 21:02, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  4. Jiang 08:43, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. Pastinakel 22:12, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  6. olivier 06:26, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
  7. Calton 03:07, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  8. Xiaopo ℑ 07:19, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  9. Lockeownzj00 00:42, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  10. Arunram 01:15, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  11. ✏ Sverdrup 12:34, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  12. Colipon+(T) 04:28, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  13. Instantnood 12:21, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  14. CryptoStorm 25 Jan, 2005
  15. KittySaturn 16:13, 2005 Jan 26 (UTC)
  16. Estel (talk) 16:48, Jan 26, 2005 (UTC)
  17. Montanesko
  18. Lorddude 04:53, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Well, the lack of articles such as this probably has to do with the fact that there are few of us who know about Asian history etc. than about European/American history since the majority of visitors to the English Wiki are from the Western World. Nonetheless I agree with you 100% the article needs to be expanded as it is greatly important and should be interesting/fun to do. :) -CunningLinguist 09:50, 11 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • I apologize again for my semi-satirical semi-serious suggestion of Culture of Earth. --Wonderfool 10:20, 12 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • oldest continuous civilization in the world and the center of the eastern world...
  • This one needs it dearly. ✏ Sverdrup
  • With an intrest in Asian culture, I was astonished to find a lack of this article...very much needed! --CryptoStorm

Central Asia

Nominated January 13, 2005; needs 20 votes by February 10, 2005

Support:

  1. Pharos 09:26, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. AndyL 13:31, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. Estel (talk) 19:44, Jan 13, 2005 (UTC)
  4. Alarm 17:07, 14 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. SimonP 17:51, Jan 14, 2005 (UTC)
  6. Jiang 08:44, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  7. Pastinakel 22:13, 15 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  8. olivier 06:26, Jan 17, 2005 (UTC)
  9. Marnevell 14:20, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  10. Tipu 02:40, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  11. Gareth Hughes 01:37, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  12. Darwin 18:40, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  13. CunningLinguist 07:41, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  14. --Circeus 17:54, Jan 21, 2005 (UTC)
  15. Dmcdevit 22:29, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  16. Hippalus 11:44, Jan 26, 2005 (UTC)
  17. Polynova 23:11, Jan 27, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • A shame of a stub for an increasingly important region of the world. From histories of steppe nomads and the Silk Road, a massive regional irrigation system (and equally massive attendant environmental problems), issues of dictatorship and (possibly) democracy, a scrambling for fossil fuel development, and a variety of Turkic and Indo-European cultures. All around a most interesting, absorbing and important topic.--Pharos 09:26, 13 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • I'm astonished as well - an overview of the vast part of the vastest continent surely has to be more important that the culture of any single country, no matter how great in itself it once may have been - Estel (talk) 19:44, Jan 13, 2005 (UTC)

History of science

Nominated January 18, 2005; needs 10 votes by February 1, 2005

Support:

  1. Fredrik | talk 10:28, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. Pharos 01:18, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. PedanticallySpeaking 18:05, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)
  4. CunningLinguist 07:41, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. RJH 22:21, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  6. Neocapitalist 02:57, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  7. Estel (talk) 08:38, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
  8. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 11:36, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • This is currently a redirect to history of science and technology, which really should be (and in the lead section claims to be) about the academic discipline. (It should perhaps be merged with Science studies.) The "history of science and technology" article currently attempts to provide a history of science, but does a dismal job. I'm confident that even a slight collaborative effort to write this article could result in one of Wikipedia's best. The source information is abundant (even within Wikipedia), there are plenty of images to make it visually appealing, and most people can contribute. Fredrik | talk 10:28, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Military history of the United States

Nominated January 18, 2005; needs 15 votes by February 9, 2005

I realize the States don't have quite the long history of France, for example, but boy do Americans know how pack a lot of war into very little time. We should have plenty to write about -- and I can't believe there is hardly even an article started.--Dmcdevit 23:20, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Support:

  1. Dmcdevit 23:20, 18 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. J3ff 00:40, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. PedanticallySpeaking 18:05, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)
  4. Lockeownzj00 00:52, 20 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. Johntex 19:30, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  6. WizardOfTheCDrive 20:24, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  7. Pmeisel 22:06, 22 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  8. brian0918&#153; 17:46, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  9. DAVODD 20:40, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)
  10. Grunners 04:55, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • The article is basically just a long list — J3ff 00:40, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • As the sole super power - this may be an essential article - especially for translation into other languages so that other cultures may better understand established U.S. military mores, foundations and traditions. DAVODD 20:40, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)

Human rights in Myanmar

Nominated January 19, 2005; needs 10 votes by February 2, 2005

Support:

  1. Alarm 12:00, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. PedanticallySpeaking 18:05, Jan 19, 2005 (UTC)
  3. Pharos 20:20, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  4. CunningLinguist 07:41, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. Warofdreams 11:51, 21 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  6. Neutralitytalk 01:49, Jan 22, 2005 (UTC)
  7. Jiang 23:07, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  8. Grunners 16:42, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:



Cartoon character

Nominated January 23, 2005; needs 5 votes by January 30, 2005

Support:

  1. violet/riga (t) 00:14, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. Litefantastic 12:40, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. --Circeus 20:57, Jan 27, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

Cultural impact of World War I

Nominated January 22, 2005; needs 10 votes by February 5, 2005

Support:

  1. 119 03:24, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. CunningLinguist 11:14, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. Litefantastic 14:48, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  4. Grunners 16:36, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. Hippalus 11:48, Jan 26, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • The First World War is often cited as a monumental shift in Western culture, yet we have no article. In fact, a text search for "culture" shows no matches in World War I! 119 03:24, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
    • I've never heard it cited as such, but I think it should be. -Litefantastic 14:48, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
      • The First World War is often called the break between 19th century life and the rest of the 20th century. It spawned "the lost generation", the "roaring '20s", Dadaism, Modernism; featured massive propaganda; killed unheard of numbers of people in a new, almost industrial way; was a "total war"; and is generally credited with a huge loss of confidence in ideology and civil institutions in the West. Prominent books: Rites of Spring: The Great War and the Birth of the Modern Age; The Great War and Modern Memory; European Culture in the Great War: The Arts, Entertainment and Propaganda, 1914-1918. 119 21:04, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • So should this really be Cultural impact of World War I? Filiocht 13:24, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
    • That sounds a far better title. Grunners 16:36, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
      • The article would need to discuss the situation before and during World War I still, but I suppose that matches better. 119 19:23, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)

César Chávez

Nominated January 23, 2005; needs 10 votes by February 6, 2005

Support:

  1. Gentgeen 03:36, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. Pmeisel 03:56, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. CunningLinguist 11:14, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  4. Dmcdevit 17:40, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  5. AndyL 02:14, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • The leader of the civil rights movement for Hispanic-Americans doesn't even get one screen of text? Shame. Gentgeen 03:36, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Significant labor leader worthy of documentation.Pmeisel 03:56, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • VERY worthy civil rights/labor leader, LOTS to write about. Very deserving of our attention. CunningLinguist 11:14, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Short, but not a stub. DAVODD 20:28, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)

Arctic

Nominated January 22, 2005; needs 5 votes by January 29, 2005

Support:

  1. KNewman 04:44, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)
  2. brian0918&#153; 17:48, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. Trevor macinnis 01:31, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • While searching for some info on Polar stations (which I thought of nominating first), I found out that the Arctic article needs a lot of work (history of formation, discovery and exploration, climate, geology, nature, landscape, international treaties regarding the Arctic, research stations etc.). KNewman 04:44, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)
  • Short. But may not be a stub. DAVODD 20:32, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)

Garífunas

Nominated January 23, 2005; needs 5 votes by January 30, 2005

Support:

  1. Squiquifox 18:02, 23 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. CunningLinguist 00:59, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. McMullen 15:10, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  4. Grunners 16:51, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • From the article: "The Garífunas are black people who live on the Northern Caribbean coast of Honduras and Guatemala. They speak their own Garífuna language. They are also known because of their unique dance style, called the Punta." -CunningLinguist 00:59, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • The title really ought to be Garífunas. --McMullen 15:10, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
    • All other articles on ethnic groups and the like miss out 'the', I'll move the article. Grunners 16:51, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Film industry

Nominated January 23, 2005; needs 5 votes by January 30, 2005

Support:

  1. DAVODD 20:26, Jan 23, 2005 (UTC)
  2. CunningLinguist 00:59, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. Xezbeth 15:38, Jan 24, 2005 (UTC)
  4. Dhartung | Talk 18:47, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

Learning

Nominated January 23, 2005; needs 5 votes by January 30, 2005

Support:

  1. 128.135.221.38 04:00, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. Litefantastic 01:45, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. --bodnotbod 03:23, Jan 27, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Nothing but a list.

Cultural history of war

Nominated January 24, 2005; needs 5 votes by January 31, 2005

Support:

  1. Wonderfool 10:42, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. CunningLinguist 12:11, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

Frank Frazetta

Nominated January 24, 2005; needs 5 votes by January 31, 2005

Support:

  1. User:Alkivar/sig 19:49, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. Sketchee 12:49, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
  3. — Frecklefoot | Talk 16:19, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Extremely famous fantasy artist, has brief bio, no images, and a very limited list of works. For a guy who illustrated/painted for more than 50 years, there HAS to be something we can do to beef this up. In particular some sort of a fairuse/pd image of Frank, and perhaps one or two of his illustrations (if we can find stuff thats legit to use) User:Alkivar/sig 19:49, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
    • I hear ya, but it's a self-reciprocating problem: if none of us know who he is, none of us can help. -Litefantastic 01:47, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
      • Ever heard of conan the barbarian? he's the guy who made him famous before Arnold got the role. Most fantasy movies in the 1970s and 1980s used him for inspiration. User:Alkivar/sig 02:14, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Alki, have you tried Wikipedia:Pages needing attention or even, go crazy :-), Wikipedia:Peer review? The problem with this type of article is not that it shouldn't be better represented — nobody's arguing against that — but that it's not a stub, and not a topic the community as a whole should look into to spare our encyclopedia public ridicule. :-) CotW is not so much for "beefing up" articles as it is for pounding out articles on major topics that basically have little to nothing now. While Frank Frazetta could do with improvement, it's not exactly a woefully incomplete article either. (And as for images: Wikipedia:Requested pictures.) We have better outlets for this type of task. JRM 12:41, 2005 Jan 25 (UTC)
I did add him to requested pictures (you probably overlooked him on a page thats EXTREMELY long). I didnt feel there was enough to really work with to nominate it for Peer review (and Peer review is extremely busy). as for pages needing attention, I forgot about that one as I think do most Wikipedians :) I still feel this is the appropriate outlet. Its also likely the only way its going to gain much attention/help since the others are swamped. User:Alkivar/sig 18:35, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
*sigh* True enough. I've said it before, and I'll say it again: wikis just don't work. :-) Bah, screw all these special pages. I'm going to back to editing everything individually. :-P JRM 09:25, 2005 Jan 26 (UTC)
  • I know nothing about him, but I could read up. --Sketchee 12:49, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
  • I started this articl and would love to see it beefed up. Someone could even contact his sons for permission to reproduce some images. It could only help their business! — Frecklefoot | Talk 16:19, Jan 25, 2005 (UTC)
  • Oppose. For the reasons stated above: COTW is intended to flesh out stubs and create articles that are missing. This is already an extensive article, albeit one that could easily stand improvement. Use Wikipedia:Cleanup, Wikipedia:Requests for expansion, or Wikipedia:Pages needing attention for this type of project. Saying that "most Wikipedians" forget about these other project pages is no excuse; misusing COTW because you think it gets more attention ought to be strongly discouraged and sets a poor example for the future. This is not an urgent matter; place it where it belongs and someone with personal knowledge or resources (e.g. a Frazetta compilation) will eventually come along. --Dhartung | Talk 16:58, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Template:Former British colonies

Nominated January 25, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 1, 2005

Support:

  1. Instantnood

Comments:

  • It needs people to help expand the list.
  • Does a template really qualify as a COTW? McMullen 15:08, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Please note that this is currently on WP:TFD and, in my opinion, doesn't qualify as a COTW or even an acceptable template (category or list maybe). violet/riga (t) 23:21, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)
    • This is not a stub. It shouldn't be considered here. To expand the list, please check out British Empire#Extent. -- PFHLai 03:36, 2005 Jan 26 (UTC)

Western Europe

Nominated January 25, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 1, 2005

Support:

  1. Dmcdevit 22:42, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • I was a little taken aback to see this tiny article, figuring the English Wikipedia's pretty much got all the major Western topics fairly well covered. This, I am sure, can be hugely expanded, and we are all pretty knowledgeable here.--Dmcdevit 22:42, 25 Jan 2005 (UTC)

East European Plain

Nominated January 26, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 2, 2005

Support:

  1. KNewman 02:18, Jan 26, 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • I am truly surprised there's not even a geostub on this one.

Red Guards (Finland)

Nominated January 26, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 2, 2005

Support:

  1. PFHLai 06:56, 2005 Jan 26 (UTC)
  2. CunningLinguist 11:25, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

Hostage

Nominated January 26, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 2, 2005

Support:

  1. Wonderfool 11:50, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. CunningLinguist 11:25, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

Military history of Switzerland

Nominated January 26, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 2, 2005

Support:

  1. Litefantastic 12:44, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. Dhartung | Talk 17:09, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  3. 11:25, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC) ('twas CunningLinguist with some tildes too many i fear - Estel (talk) 19:57, Jan 27, 2005 (UTC))

Comments:

  • As long as we're doing this sort of thing. All jokes aside, even the fact that Switzerland has opted out of every war it could is interesting. I honestly don't know much about this; I think it has something to do with their banking system. -Litefantastic 12:44, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • Wow. Surely a great candidate for COTW! But maybe not specific enough. Let's start with Naval history of Switzerland. --Hippalus 15:23, Jan 26, 2005 (UTC)
  • Armed neutrality is actually a very serious military strategy. I don't think that the lack of "action" means that the history is perfunctory. Indeed, Swiss mercenaries were legendary (and the Vatican remains under the protection of a Swiss Guard). But especially up until the 16th century Switzerland did have a real military history. --Dhartung | Talk 17:10, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  • I believe that Switzerland was actually militarily active up until the 16th century. Their spear/halbard phalanx was a much-respected force during the middle ages, and Swiss troops often served as mercenaries. RJH 00:30, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Hieroglyph

Nominated January 26, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 2, 2005

Support:

  1. User:Alkivar/sig 18:55, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • I am SHOCKED to see this puny stub for Hieroglyph. It doesnt even mention what they stand for, or give examples! User:Alkivar/sig 18:55, 26 Jan 2005 (UTC)
    • Please see Egyptian hieroglyph, which is linked to at the bottom of that page. Quite frankly, any 'general' idea of hieroglyphs, including the Maya civilization writing system or other unrelated writing systems is rather contrived, and I'm not sure this page Hieroglyph serves any real purpose at all. Perhaps it should be a redirect to Egyptian hieroglyph (which itself, by the way, would be better named Egyptian hieroglyphics, only because that form is more common) which might mention the Maya system in a small disambig at the top.--Pharos 02:34, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Papal army

Nominated January 27, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 3, 2005

Support:

  1. Bantman 05:33, Jan 27, 2005 (UTC)
  2. CunningLinguist 11:25, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • Over a long period of history (>1000 yrs) the pope has raised armies for specific purposes, or kept a standing army for defense of the Catholic church and advancement of the church's interests. I was shocked to find while writing Wars of Castro that Papal army doesn't exist! I think it would be fascinating to track the origins, uses through history, and eventual disbandment of military forces assembled by and for the Catholic church. The papal army plays a big part in dozens of important events in the history of Europe; I think it's a big hole in Wikipedia's coverage of history (which is truly quite spotty). Bantman 05:33, Jan 27, 2005 (UTC)

Wanted poster

Nominated January 27, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 3, 2005

Support:

  1. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 11:46, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. Bantman

Comments:

Renaissance philosophy

Nominated January 27, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 3, 2005

Support:

  1. Dmcdevit 17:28, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • The shortness of this article surprised me. After all philosophy was basically the basis the Renaissance. And considering its impact on the West, and therefore the world, ever since, we should make this page a good one.--Dmcdevit 17:28, 27 Jan 2005 (UTC)

442nd Regimental Combat Team

Nominated January 28, 2005; needs 5 votes by February 4, 2005

Support:

  1. J3ff 01:21, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
  2. Jiang 03:03, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Comments:

  • I was surprised to discover that this article does not exist. The 442nd fought in World War II and became the most decorated unit in US military history. [1] The 442nd was composed of Japanese Americans, many of whom volunteered from internment camps. This was at a time when the US government had classified Japanese Americans as "enemy aliens", despite that they were American citizens. — J3ff 01:21, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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